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 integration with the [GMOD Chado database](http://gmod.org/wiki/Chado_-_Getting_Started).
 Tripal's primary goals are: 
 
+Genomics, genetics, breeding and other biological data are increasingly complicated and time consuming to publish online for other researchers to search, browse and make discoveries.   Tripal provides a framework to reduce the complexity of creating such a site, and provides access to a community of similar groups that share community-standards, and interact to address questions and learn best practices for sharing, storing and visualizing complex biological data.
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 1. Provide a framework for those with genomic, genetic and breeding data that
 can facility creation of an online site for display, search and visualization.
 2. To use community-derived standards and ontologies to facility continuity